Given name
Rashaun
“born during the daylight”
In American use, Rashaun carries the interpretation “born during the daylight.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In American use, Rashaun carries the interpretation “born during the daylight.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is American.
How it developed
Rashaun is used as a form of Roshan.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1969. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Rashaun through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 3,314
- 3,132 boys · 182 girls
- Most popular year
- 1998
- 117 babies
- 2025
- 8
- #9,503 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −44%
- Cooling
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 100% boys.
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 8 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 9,503 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 43.9% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 117 in 1998. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,315 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Rashaun’s family of names
Rashaun has a related form in Rashawn. In German usage, Rashaun has a related form in Johannes. Rashaun is a form of Roshan.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 11
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Johannesvariant · German
- Rayshawnvariant
- Rashawnvariant
- Raeshawnvariant
- Raeshaunvariant
- Raishawnvariant
- Raishaunvariant
- Rayshaunvariant
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Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Rashaun
- Rashaun BroadusAmerican basketball player (born 1984)
- Rashaun FreemanAmerican basketball player (born 1983)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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